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California Extending Cap-And-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals
California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks. The Democrat-dominated Legislature …
Read More Six States to Receive Federal Disaster Aid From Summer Floods
President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding to flow to Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota …
Read More School Bus Carrying Oklahoma Softball Team Crashes, Injuring 7
A school bus carrying softball team members in Oklahoma crashed into a deer and overturned, ejecting some passengers and injuring seven people, the state highway patrol said. The crash happened Monday night on State Highway 152 near Minco in Grady …
Read More Trump Files to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Farm
The Trump administration asked a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6 billion wind project planned off the coast of Maryland as part of a wider effort to halt the development of the offshore clean- energy resource. The …
Read More US Political Violence Surges to Record, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
Political violence in a polarized US is surging, with the past five years of assassinations and attempts on the lives of politicians the highest on records dating back to the 1960s, a Bloomberg Geo-Economic analysis shows. Since the start of …
Read More Exclusive Member of Reinsurance Class of 2025: Duperreault’s Cedar Trace
There are certain traits of hard reinsurance market cycles: prices rise, terms and conditions tighten, and new Bermuda reinsurers are formed to help fill capacity needs — known in the past by the market as the “class of 1992,” “class …
Read More Georgia Church Leaders Charged With Buying Homes With False Documents
Leaders of a Georgia-based church with congregations in five states have been charged by federal prosecutors with swindling millions of dollars in veterans benefits from parishioners serving in the military. An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Savannah charges …
Read More Reuters: AI Chatbots Were Happy to Help Craft a Phishing Scam
The email seemed innocent enough. It invited senior citizens to learn about the Silver Hearts Foundation, a new charity dedicated to providing the elderly with care and companionship. “We believe every senior deserves dignity and joy in their golden years,” …
Read More Georgia Judge Won’t Award Attorney Fees to Governments in Rivian Lawsuit
A judge has rejected an attempt by the state of Georgia and a local development agency to force people who unsuccessfully sued to block an electric vehicle plant to pay the government’s legal fees. State government and the development authority …
Read More West Virginia Approves More Mining in Area Residents Say is Already Contaminated
In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air and oily sheens began coating the creek. Residents …
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